Europa League conference.  Aston Villa surprised by Olympiakos, Fiorentina grab the win
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Europa League conference. Aston Villa surprised by Olympiakos, Fiorentina grab the win

Olympiakos and Fiorentina won the semifinals of the Europa Conference League on Thursday night. Aston Villa made the bad move of the evening by losing at home to the Greeks.

M'Bala Nzola gave Fiorentina victory at the very end of the game.

M’Bala Nzola gave Fiorentina victory at the very end of the game. | PHOTO: JENNIFER LORENZINI / REUTERS

  • M'Bala Nzola gave Fiorentina victory at the very end of the match.
    M’Bala Nzola gave Fiorentina victory at the very end of the game. | PHOTO: JENNIFER LORENZINI / REUTERS

Olympiakos took an option to qualify for the Europa Conference League final by beating Aston Villa at Villa Park (2-4) this Thursday evening in the first semi-final. THE VillansLille’s scorers in the previous round had still managed to equalize after the break (2-2, 52′), but it was not enough against Ayoub El Kaabi’s hat-trick.

In the other semi-final, Fiorentina won at home against Club Brugge, thanks to M’Bala Nzola’s goal in stoppage time (3-2, 90’+1), while he had just come on a few moments earlier. The Belgians have a one-goal deficit to make up for in the second leg to hope to qualify for the final.

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The return matches will be played next Thursday, before the Europa Conference League final in Athens scheduled for 29 May.

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